By Richard Jeffreys January/February 2003 IL-2 & CD4 T Cells: Number & Function Disconnect? Therapeutic Dendritic Cell Vaccine Lowers SIV Load Protease Inhibitors and Atherosclerosis Immune Activation & Immune Deficiency: Making the Connection New Insights Into HIV Latency Viral Adaptation…
Research and Policy Recommendations for HCV/HIV Coinfection By Tracy Swan February 2003 Introduction The unfolding epidemic of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a serious and growing problem. An estimated 170 million people around the world are infected. In the…
by Richard Jeffreys January 29, 2003 When an investigational drug causes a 0.4 log drop in viral load, it is evidence of biological activity. When the first large auto-vaccination study produces the same result, it signals the end of an…
This is the first in a series of periodic reviews of the scientific literature that the Basic Science Project will be making available via the TAG website. September 2002 Exploding CD4 T Cell Counts STIs in Chronic Infection: Predicting Success…
by Richard Jeffreys May 2002 Every year, Keystone Symposia sponsor two parallel conferences on HIV pathogenesis and vaccines. The meetings take place at the Keystone Resort high in the Rocky Mountains, allowing researchers to mix the latest data with a…
March 1, 2002 "The first human trial with GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals' (GSK Biologicals) candidate HIV vaccine will test whether the vaccine, which prevented AIDS in rhesus monkeys, is safe and immunogenic in humans." -- GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals Press Release, Jan 31, 2002…
March 23-24, 2002 Montréal, Quebec, Canada Sponsored by: Foundation for AIDS & Immune Research The Forum for Collaborative HIV Research Gay Men's Health Crisis Project Inform Treatment Action Group Linda Grinberg (1951–2002) · In Memoriam Linda Grinberg, a fearless AIDS…
By Mark Harrington March 2002 Twenty-one years into the HIV pandemic the World Health Organization (WHO) has loosened itself from its slothlike lethargy and bureaucratic torpor to produce, seemingly with great reluctance and certainly with great confusion, a draft document…
Two New HIV Vaccine Studies Published In the Journal Nature By Richard Jeffreys March 1, 2002 January 2002 proved to be a month of mixed blessings for the AIDS vaccine field. A slew of new papers in the prestigious journal…